Ever wanted to brew cannabis like you brew craft beer? At UC Berkeley, biologists have managed to engineer brewer’s yeast so that it produces the main cannabinoids found in marijuana.

Sometimes the best metaphors come from real life.  Today, San Francisco has eclipsed Los Angeles and has become the most important city in America’s most heavily populated state.  It is the central hub of our tech industry, in many ways it is one of the epicenters of our national moral decay, and the most powerful … Read more

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A new short film titled FILTRATE imagines a future completely saturated with technology, where post-human figures interact using rune-like symbols on immersive social media platforms. The film, directed by Mishka Kornai, was created in the public spaces of Montréal’s underground Metro transit system.
The actors in FILTRATE sport futuristic costumes made by Odette Mattha with shimmering tinsel, long strands of party beads, and textured fabrics that match the setting’s architectural details. More

Small Heart In what the Israeli media is calling a “world’s first,” scientists at Tel Aviv University have 3D printed a small heart using human tissue that includes vessels, collagen, and biological molecules — a breakthrough, according to Haaretz, that they hope could one day render organ donation obsolete. Rodent Model The technology is still many years out […]

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Just like they say "Nope, thyself." It’s time to get your nope on. The world has a lot to offer, but not all that’s offered is worth it. Here’s some stuff that, for one reason or another, does not seem good. If you wanna get unsettled with some extra creepy weirdness, then here’s some cursed images

Nod Vigorously and Say, “Hmm”

The easiest way to prove you really care is to agree with the painting. Bob your head up and down. Make sure to vocalize a little with a “hm” or an “ah” to show that you’re still being critical. Yes, it’s in a museum and it has been carefully curated, but it hasn’t been run past YOU yet.

Take a Picture of It

Get really far back from the painting and tell everyone else to get out of the way. Don’t worry, it’s worth it. This will definitely be the best picture ever taken of this painting.

Take Notes

Feel free to pull out your Moleskin and make a rough sketch of that Magritte. Or maybe jot down some notes. Some of my favorites are “good painting,” or, “very red.” The note is not important; what is important is that you write it frantically and smile maniacally while saying “yes, YES!” under your breath over and over.

Read Way Too Much Into It

Sure, Jesus isn’t in it. But like, isn’t he?

Mention the Artist’s Early Work

It was so much better.

Sob Uncontrollably

Cry. Cry hard. Cry Loudly. Cry Often. Find an emotional connection to the painting and let it fuel your tears. Whistler’s Mother? You also have a mother.

Laugh

Say the painting told you a good joke. That one about the interrupting cow.

Sing to It

In Spanish. Or Italian. Or Latin. Anything but English, really. There are no English songs about art.

Write a Rap Musical About the Painter

This is the only way people show they care about history. See if you can rhyme “Cézanne” and “spray can.”

Bring it a Homemade Soup

The painting’s love language is gifts AND acts of service, so by taking the time out of your busy schedule to make a mint gazpacho in your Dutch oven, you’re showing everyone a deep understanding of the painting’s needs.

Inquire Loudly About the Price

Snap your fingers in the air until someone checks on you, then pull out a piece of paper and write a number on it.

Go Keto

To fully appreciate beauty, you can’t eat starch.

Tuck the Painting into Bed

As the museum closes, read it a bedtime story and dribble some warm milk on the floor in front of it. Also, leave a light on. It gets scared.

Get The Painting Tattooed On Your Chest

Then, unbutton your shirt and stand next to the real painting. Maybe even make a tiny plaque to hold in your mouth. You’re art now, baby.

Imply That You’re Immortal

People trust the taste of old people, so just drop little clues by saying things like, “Ah, to be mortal again,” or, “I will never die and this painting is the only thing that makes my unending existence bearable.”

Touch the Wall Next to It and Moan

A little to the left. Oh yeah, right there. That’s some good art.

Buy Billboards

Frances-McDormand style. Plaster the painting all over town until you get some goddamn answers about these water lilies.

Cut Your Ear Off

An oldie but a goodie. Also, no matter what else you accomplish in your life, everyone will fixate on this one thing.

Start a Religion Around the Painting

The painting is your god now. Throw out everything about modern theology and start from scratch. But, maybe keep Christmas.

Burn the Heretics

Set the non-believers ablaze. The truth will prevail. God is dead, and Painting killed him. There is only Painting now. Pledge allegiance to Painting.

Ritualistic Killings

Our Lord Painting demands a blood tribute. Commit a series of twisted murders in the name of Painting, each one more bizarre and brutal than the last. Send a letter to the police that they will need to use Painting to decode. If you’re caught, don’t tell them Painting told you to do it. Painting’s fire will burn on long after you.

Steal It

They don’t appreciate Painting’s mercy like you do. They are not worthy of gazing upon her. Nobody understands how that pitchfork man and his farmer wife make you feel. Take Painting and leave the country with your disciples. Go somewhere where the people get it. Maybe France? Start a new life living with your congregation as a Parisian street mafia. It’s a rough life, but one filled with worship, community, and protection money from charcuterie shops. You don’t need anything more, you have Painting. If this sounds like too much, you can always just take a few steps back and:

Buy a Membership to the Museum

Then use it to get a 5% discount on pastries at the museum restaurant. These savings will add up. Use that money to buy a gun. Then, rob the shit out of that museum.

Mikael Chukwuma Owunna, a queer Nigerian-Swedish artist raised in Pittsburgh, has spent the past two and a half years photographing Black men and women for a series titled Infinite Essence. Hand-painted using fluorescent paints and photographed in complete darkness, Owunna’s subjects are illuminated by a flash outfitted with a UV filter, which turns their nude bodies into glowing celestial figures.
Owunna tells Colossal that the series was his response to the frequent images and videos of Black people being killed by those sworn to protect them: the police. More

Best Policy Airbnb’s policy on recording guests is clear: hosts are allowed to have cameras on their property — but only if the devices aren’t in bathrooms or rooms where guests sleep, and only if they give guests a chance to consent before they book a listing. But the company has repeatedly bungled its response to hosts […]

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Denver has some amazing drive-in theaters such as the Denver Mart Drive-In and The 88 Drive-In Theatre but have you ever wanted to drag a bed out under the stars and watch a movie without being confined to your car? This summer you can grab a blanket for a whole new outdoor movie experience during The […]

French director and photographer Romain Laurent (previously) turns imagery from expressly planned still and video shoots into animated GIFs where only an isolated section is in motion. Focusing primarily on human subjects and the spaces around them, the looped compositions turn everyday scenes into surreal animations that you can’t help but to watch over and over. In one, a silhouetted subject has fiery sparklers for eyes, and in another, a rain-jacketed pedestrian’s face loops in the frame of his hood. More

Philip Lück, aka Philiplueck on Instagram, is a 24 year old 3D artist who lives in Trier, in Germany. Although he never studied graphic design or 3D illustration in general…

This is my 3rd Fizzle Loop Synth circuit and it builds on the previous 2 which can be found here and here.The heart of the synth is 3, 555 Timer IC’s which are used to make some really interesting beeps and boops. The difference between this version and the others is; I have reduced the number of I…
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